Summer of Innovation

Bring a challenge to the Summer of Innovation

Is there a problem your organisation would like fresh perspectives on? Share it with us for consideration in the Summer of Innovation project selection.

You don’t need a polished brief or a solution in mind. A few sentences about a real problem are enough to start the conversation.

What we ask of challenge-givers

If your challenge is selected, we’ll ask you to:

Brief the student team: explain the problem and share the context they need to understand it.
Engage with their approach: be open to questions, fresh perspectives and discussing possible directions.
Give feedback as needed: help the team check its assumptions and respond to ideas as they develop.

Submitting a challenge is an expression of interest. We’ll discuss the scope and expected involvement with you before you commit. Student teams will explore possible approaches; a finished solution isn’t guaranteed.

Tell us about your challenge

Fields marked * are required. Your name, organisation and email help us follow up with you.

Your name * Organisation * Email * Short challenge title * What challenge would you like students to explore? * Give it a short title and describe the problem in a few sentences. Focus on what needs improving—you don’t need to propose a solution.Who does this affect, and why does it matter? * For example: customers, colleagues, a community or the environment. What makes this worth tackling?What would useful progress look like? (Optional) This could be a better understanding of the problem, new ideas, a tested assumption or an early prototype.Is there anything else we should know? (Optional) For example: relevant background, practical constraints, timing or access to people and information. Please leave out confidential or sensitive information at this stage.

If your challenge is selected, would you be able to brief the student team, answer questions and give feedback? *

Choose the option that best reflects your current position. Neither option commits you; we’ll discuss the scope and expected involvement with you first.

Yes—I expect to be able to brief the team, answer questions and give feedback.I’m not sure yet—I need more information about the time and involvement required before deciding.

I have read the privacy information and understand that my information will be used to consider my challenge and contact me about it.